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Magnesium: More Energy and Muscle Synergy
Do you take a multimineral supplement? Maybe you should, at least every few days, considering how important minerals are to your...
Butch LebowitzFebruary 20, 2012 -
Antioxidants: More Harm Than Help?
Various antioxidant nutrients, such as vitamins E and C, are a typical component of bodybuilding diets. Most bodybuilders use supplements containing...
Jerry BrainumFebruary 8, 2012 -
More D-fense
Vitamin D seems to be the shining star of the nutrient world lately, and for good reason. It’s been shown to...
Becky HolmanJanuary 25, 2012 -
Deficient-C and Plaque
Most of us have heard of Linus Pauling. He received two Nobel Prizes—one for chemistry in 1954 and the Peace Prize...
Butch LebowitzJanuary 22, 2012 -
The Truth: You Need Those Supplements
In a recent commentary appearing in Sports Nutrition Insider, Jose Antonio, Ph.D., president of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, made...
George Redmon, Ph.D., N.D.January 18, 2012 -
Love That Leucine
Of the essential amino acids leucine is perhaps the single most important for us exercising folk. Why? Well, as they say...
Jose Antonio, Ph.D.January 14, 2012 -
Calcium for Fat Loss
A meta-analysis of seven clinical trials reveals that taking calcium may yield a weight loss of around 1.5 kilograms per year, compared...
Robert Goldman MD, PhDJanuary 7, 2012 -
Does D Boost T?
If any nutrient can be referred to as a “rising star,” it’s vitamin D. In the past vitamin D was most...
Jerry BrainumDecember 19, 2011 -
Avoid Soy and Eat Some Meat
In your never-ending quest for packing on slabs of beef—or as we science guys call it, “lean body mass”—look to science...
Jose Antonio, Ph.D.December 12, 2011 -
Getting Back Into Bodybuilding
Q: I’ve just gotten back into bodybuilding after taking a break—for about 25 years. Back in the day supplements were very...
Dave GoodinDecember 11, 2011 -
BCAAs and Life Extension
The branched-chain amino acids consist of three essential amino acids: leucine, isoleucine and valine. BCAAs are often referred to as the...
Jerry BrainumSeptember 5, 2011 -
Two Ways to Build More Muscle
If you’ve been around bodybuilding for a while, you know what cortisol is and that it can blunt or even stop...
Steve HolmanAugust 23, 2011 -
Zinc: Your Testosterone-to-Muscle Link
Bodybuilding is the ultimate “show me” sport—it’s about getting huge and ripped and getting noticed. In bodybuilding one maxim holds true:...
Clayton SouthAugust 10, 2011 -
Up Your A
Latest information from the United States. Department of Agriculture suggests that 55 percent of Americans don’t get enough vitamin A. Most...
Becky HolmanAugust 4, 2011 -
Food Facts
Vitamin D appears to help prevent diabetes. A study showed that subjects who got more than 800 international units of vitamin...
Becky HolmanFebruary 14, 2011